"If you endure any hardship long enough, you'll prosper in the end." In other words, life is too short to expect anything to go smoothly.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Japanese video: Metropolitan Museum

I'm going to New York City today for an appointment, and in addition to my routine book store trawl, I'm going to try to stop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Art of the Samurai exhibit.

So today, in lieu of an entry, I bring you a video that has apparently traumatized generations of Japanese children!

Translation:The angel statue on the marble pedestalLeaned over and whispered to me,"At night, it gets cold in here.Won't you lend me your clothes?"Time travel is so much funAt the Metropolitan Museum!If it would be all right,I'll give you one of my red socks!

In Egypt, the Pharaoh sleeps,Wrapped in a bed of stone.I tried to call out to him, but stillHe lies in a dream that's lasted 5000 yearsTime travel is so much funAt the Metropolitan Museum!Okay; I'll just leave set this here,An alarm clock for you!

A violin case...A trumpet case...Who needs to pack a trunk?I'm ready to go!

Time travel is so much funAt the Metropolitan Museum!It's all locked upIn all our favorite paintings!

(That last line could also mean, "I'm trapped in my favorite painting." Which further explains the trauma.)